In this activity, participants discuss how current events and social media have contributed to tribalism and a decline in empathy. They also describe their own experiences with selective empathy and their participation in "tribes."

Facilitators/instructors can adapt this activity to an online learning environment by asking participants to write an essay based on the discussion questions on the instruction sheet in the Downloads section of this tool. Participants could also engage in discussion through an online discussion board or through a video chat platform such as Zoom or Google Hangouts.